All three INEOS chemical plants at Saltend are being mothballed after the company said high UK gas prices had made production uneconomic. Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart is seeking an urgent meeting with government ministers over the announcement, which...
I’ve been following a series of local issues and wrote to Graham Stuart along the lines detailed below, so thought I’d share especially given the further recent news on INEOS making a start on redundancies at Saltend. I, like many others, am deeply concerned about the...
by Andrew Spence Plans for a rare earth metal processing plant at Saltend have been scrapped after the firm behind it decided against proceeding, the Government has confirmed. The site would have processed materials for magnets used to produce renewable energy....
by Sam Hawcroft INEOS has announced it will cut 20 per cent of the workforce at its Acetyls plant at Saltend, with 60 skilled jobs set to go amid what the company describes as “sky-high energy costs” and “anti-competitive trade practices”. The firm says cheap,...
by Andrew Spence Associated British Foods (ABF) has announced the closure of Vivergo Fuels, its UK bioethanol production plant at Saltend. The news comes after the Government decided to not directly fund the bioethanol industry which it says "would not provide value...
by Sam Hawcroft Withernsea’s Christmas celebrations are set to spread across the town centre this year, with road closures, a festive market and the return of a real Christmas tree as part of an expanded Dickensian event. Mayor Cllr Kristina Richardson has outlined...
by John Prince Half an acre of prime land right on Hornsea seafront could be developed as a new leisure attraction after East Riding Council put part of Grainger’s Field up for lease. The council is inviting businesses and investors to come forward with proposals for...
by John Prince Two sixth-form students are organising a pub quiz to help fund a volunteering trip to Kenya, where they hope to make a difference to children's lives and gain a new perspective on their own. Freya Grubb and Chloe Bennett from Hornsea School and...
by Sam Hawcroft Withernsea’s Christmas celebrations are set to spread across the town centre this year, with road closures, a festive market and the return of a real Christmas tree as part of an expanded Dickensian event. Mayor Cllr Kristina Richardson has outlined...
by John Prince Half an acre of prime land right on Hornsea seafront could be developed as a new leisure attraction after East Riding Council put part of Grainger’s Field up for lease. The council is inviting businesses and investors to come forward with proposals for...
by John Prince Two sixth-form students are organising a pub quiz to help fund a volunteering trip to Kenya, where they hope to make a difference to children's lives and gain a new perspective on their own. Freya Grubb and Chloe Bennett from Hornsea School and...
